Undisputed;1227378 said:
I think it just means that the idea that we somehow "Know Payton's weaknesses in playcalling" is just a silly theory from the get go. The guy has a brand new team and more freedom than he ever had in Dallas. He is calling his own plays with his own personel, to which we have limited knowledge of. On the flip side he knows of our playbook and most of our personel.
In a nutshell:
His knowledge of our team > Our knowledge of his
and it showed big time...
I remember arguing with Raiders fans right before the Super Bowl with Tampa Bay that Gruden knows the Raiders organization and their scheme. These fans retorted that the Raiders know Gruden's tendancies too, but I said it's not the same. It is easier to implement your own system and add different wrinkles based on different talent than it is to be in an existing organization and revamping that organization's scheme.
They tried to argue me down. But the final score supported my theory.
I think the same applies here. The Cowboys have spent three years trying to implement the 3-4 with some of the same key players, players Payton is familiar with. He knows where the holes are in our coverage. He knows we can't cover the backs well in the flats.
If the Cowboys meet up with the Saints, they must develop more wrinkles to offset Payton's knowledge of our scheme and talent.
Chuck Knox, Jr.: (12:29 PM ET ) Luis Payton ran Parcells offense when he was at Dallas not his own.
